Xeon E5-2609 vs X5650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5650
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.60
+100%
Xeon E5-2609
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.80

Xeon X5650 outperforms Xeon E5-2609 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15112020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.250.86
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.592.13
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$53$143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2609 has 244% better value for money than Xeon X5650.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C70 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB384 GB
Max memory channels34
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon E5-2609.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon X5650 3.60
+100%
Xeon E5-2609 1.80

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon X5650 5719
+100%
Xeon E5-2609 2858

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5650 447
+9.3%
Xeon E5-2609 409

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5650 2231
+73.9%
Xeon E5-2609 1283

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.60 1.80
Recency 16 March 2010 6 March 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon X5650 has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E5-2609, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2609 in performance tests.


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